Helaine BaderHelaine Bader has focused her work in the fields of health communications and women's health. In her present position as Director, Women's Health and Global Advocacy at QIAGEN, Inc., Ms. Bader works to ensure access to cervical cancer screening throuh developing and implementing advocacy and educational initiatives, with the ultimate goal of eliminating cervical cancer. Previous to this position, Ms. Bader was with Glaxo- SmithKline, where she worked in cardiovascular and women's health communications and was responsible for media relations and community outreach within research and development. Ms. Bader has more than 10 years of experience in women's health research, health communications, and health education, including a breast cancer research fellowship with the National Cancer Institute. She has worked on multimedia and Web-based health campaigns in both the public and private sectors and has developed, implemented, and evaluated health education projects for various issues affecting women and children. Ms. Bader received her baccalaureate degree in English with a minor in premedical sciences from the University of Pennsylvania and her master's degree in public health from University of Pittsburgh. Read More Read Less